Q25. A bag contains 5 red balls and some blue balls .If the probability of drawing a blue ball is double that of a red ball, then the number of blue balls in a bag is:

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(A) 5

(B) 10
(C) 15
(D) 20

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swatiqna 3 years 2021-12-28T13:38:24+00:00 1 Answer 5 views Enlightened 0

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    2021-12-28T13:39:33+00:00

    Answer: (B)
    Explanation: Let the number of
    blue balls be x
    Then total number of balls will be
    5 + x.
    According to question,
    x/(5 + x) = 2 X (5/5+x)
    ⇒ x = 10

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